The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 10
Lane, all things in the East have changed, and every day witnesses the decay of some old custom, to be followed by a bastard European imitation.
莱恩，东方的一切都已改变，每一天都见证着某些旧习俗的衰落，随之而来的是拙劣的欧洲模仿。
During Mohammad 'Alee's rule, all traces of the state and circumstance of the Memlook court gradually passed away.
在穆罕默德·阿里统治期间，马穆鲁克宫廷的威仪与排场的一切痕迹逐渐消逝。
European dress has displaced oriental costume, cloth of gold, and dresses of honour; European architecture elbows the quaint beauty of the old Arab capital; and the cavalcade of fifty horsemen around a grandee is succeeded by an English carriage that profanes the quiet streets of the city, and frightens away both 'Efreets and their memory.
欧洲服饰取代了东方服装、金线织物和荣誉长袍；欧洲建筑挤占了古老阿拉伯都城那古朴的美；权贵身边五十骑士的随行队伍已被英式马车所取代，那马车亵渎了城市宁静的街道，也将恶灵及其传说一并吓走。
Mr. Lane saw the last of Cairo in its integrity; and he has not overstated his qualifications, as author of the "Modern Egyptians," for the task of translating the Arabian Nights.
莱恩先生亲历了开罗完整风貌的最后时光；作为《现代埃及人》的作者，他在承担翻译《一千零一夜》这一任务上，并未夸大自己的资历。
Of the copy from which this translation was made, and the method observed in its execution, I may again quote the preface to the first edition.
关于本译本所依据的底本及翻译过程中所遵循的方法，我可以再次引用第一版的序言。
Mr. Lane says,--
莱恩先生说道——
"I have taken as my general standard of the original text the Cairo edition lately printed; it being greatly superior to the other printed editions, and probably to every manuscript copy.[1]
「我以近来印行的开罗版本作为原文的总体参照标准；该版本远优于其他印刷版本，也可能优于所有手抄本。[1]
It appears to agree almost exactly with the celebrated MS. of Von Hammer, than which no copy more copious, I believe, exists; and contains all the tales in the old version except those which, as Von Hammer says, Galland appears to have taken from other works, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish, in the Royal Library of Paris.
它似乎与著名的冯·哈默手稿几乎完全吻合，我相信现存再无比该手稿更为丰富的抄本；其中收录了旧版中的所有故事，唯独不包括那些据冯·哈默所言、似乎由加朗从巴黎皇家图书馆所藏阿拉伯文、波斯文及土耳其文其他著作中摘取的篇目。
Vocabulary
- 东方
- dōngfāng — The East; oriental regions or culture
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 一切
- yīqiè — Everything; all things without exception
- 都
- dōu — All; both; indicating inclusiveness
- 已
- yǐ — Already; used to indicate completed action
- 改变
- gǎibiàn — To change; to alter or transform something
- 每
- měi — Every; each individual item or unit
- 一天
- yītiān — One day; each day; a single day
- 见证
- jiànzhèng — To witness; serve as evidence or testimony
- 着
- zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state
- 某些
- mǒuxiē — Certain; some unspecified items or people
- 旧
- jiù — Old; former; worn or outdated
- 习俗
- xísú — Custom; tradition; established social practice
- 衰落
- shuāiluò — To decline; fall into decay or deterioration
- 随之而来
- suí zhī ér lái — To follow in the wake of something
- 是
- shì — To be; is; am; are (copula verb)
- 拙劣
- zhuōliè — Clumsy; inferior; poor in quality or skill
- 欧洲
- Ōuzhōu — Europe; the European continent
- 模仿
- mófǎng — To imitate; copy; mimic someone or something
- 在
- zài — At; in; on; indicates location or time
- 统治
- tǒngzhì — To rule; govern; exercise political control over
- 期间
- qījiān — During; a period of time; time span
- 宫廷
- gōngtíng — Royal court; imperial palace and its culture
- 威仪
- wēiyí — Dignified presence; majestic ceremonial bearing
- 与
- yǔ — And; with; together with (conjunction)
- 排场
- páichǎng — Pomp; grand display; ostentatious show of wealth
- 痕迹
- hénjì — Trace; mark; remnant left behind
- 逐渐
- zhújiàn — Gradually; step by step; little by little
- 消逝
- xiāoshì — To vanish; fade away; disappear over time
- 服饰
- fúshì — Clothing and accessories; dress and adornment
- 取代
- qǔdài — To replace; substitute; supersede something else
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change
- 服装
- fúzhuāng — Clothing; costume; garments; attire
- 金线
- jīnxiàn — Gold thread; fine thread made of gold
- 织物
- zhīwù — Fabric; woven textile material
- 和
- hé — And; together with (coordinating conjunction)
- 荣誉
- róngyù — Honor; glory; distinction; prestigious recognition
- 长袍
- chángpáo — Long robe; full-length garment worn traditionally
- 建筑
- jiànzhù — Architecture; building; constructed structure
- 挤占
- jǐzhàn — To encroach upon; squeeze out and occupy space
- 古老
- gǔlǎo — Ancient; very old; having great historical age
- 阿拉伯
- Ālābó — Arab; Arabic; relating to Arab people or culture
- 都城
- dūchéng — Capital city; seat of government and power
- 那
- nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned
- 古朴
- gǔpǔ — Simple and ancient; quaint; rustic old-world charm
- 美
- měi — Beauty; beautiful; aesthetic quality
- 权贵
- quánguì — The powerful elite; influential nobility or officials
- 身边
- shēnbiān — By one's side; nearby; in close proximity
- 五十
- wǔshí — Fifty; the number 50
- 骑士
- qíshì — Knight; horseman; mounted warrior or escort
- 随行
- suíxíng — To accompany; travel along with as an escort
- 队伍
- duìwu — Procession; team; organized group traveling together
- 已被
- yǐ bèi — Has already been (passive construction marker)
- 英式
- Yīngshì — British style; in the English or British manner
- 马车
- mǎchē — Horse-drawn carriage; coach pulled by horses
- 所
- suǒ — Passive marker used before verbs in formal Chinese
- 亵渎
- xièdú — To desecrate; profane; show disrespect to something
- 城市
- chéngshì — City; urban area; municipality
- 宁静
- níngjìng — Tranquil; calm; peaceful and undisturbed
- 街道
- jiēdào — Street; road in a town or city
- 也将
- yě jiāng — Also will; indicating something else will occur
- 恶灵
- èlíng — Evil spirit; malevolent ghost or supernatural being
- 及其
- jíqí — And its; along with; together with its associated
- 传说
- chuánshuō — Legend; folklore; traditional story passed down
- 一并
- yībìng — All together; simultaneously; at the same time
- 吓走
- xiàzǒu — To scare away; frighten off; chase by frightening
- 先生
- xiānsheng — Mr.; gentleman; respectful form of address
- 亲历
- qīnlì — To personally experience; witness firsthand
- 完整
- wánzhěng — Complete; whole; intact; undamaged and entire
- 风貌
- fēngmào — Appearance and character; scenery and atmosphere
- 最后
- zuìhòu — Last; final; at the very end
- 时光
- shíguāng — Time; days gone by; a period of life
- 作为
- zuòwéi — As; in the capacity of; serving as a role
- 现代
- xiàndài — Modern; contemporary; present-day era
- 埃及人
- Āijí rén — Egyptian; a person from Egypt
- 作者
- zuòzhě — Author; writer; creator of a work
- 他
- tā — He; him; third person singular masculine pronoun
- 承担
- chéngdān — To undertake; take on responsibility or a task
- 翻译
- fānyì — To translate; render text into another language
- 一千零一夜
- Yīqiān líng yī yè — One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights collection
- 这一
- zhè yī — This; this particular (emphatic demonstrative phrase)
- 任务
- rènwu — Task; mission; assignment; duty to be fulfilled
- 上
- shàng — On; above; in terms of (multifunctional particle)
- 并未
- bìng wèi — Has not; did not (emphatic negation of action)
- 夸大
- kuādà — To exaggerate; overstate; magnify beyond truth
- 自己
- zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person or ability
- 资历
- zīlì — Qualifications; credentials; experience and seniority
- 关于
- guānyú — About; regarding; concerning a particular subject
- 本
- běn — This; current; used as classifier for books
- 译本
- yìběn — Translation; translated version of a text
- 依据
- yījù — Basis; grounds; to base upon or rely on
- 底本
- dǐběn — Source text; original manuscript used for translation
- 及
- jí — And; as well as; reaching to (formal conjunction)
- 过程
- guòchéng — Process; course; sequence of steps involved
- 中
- zhōng — In; within; middle; among a group or process
- 遵循
- zūnxún — To follow; adhere to; abide by a principle
- 方法
- fāngfǎ — Method; approach; way of doing something
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun
- 可以
- kěyǐ — Can; may; be allowed to do something
- 再次
- zàicì — Once again; a second time; once more
- 引用
- yǐnyòng — To quote; cite; reference a source or text
- 第一版
- dì yī bǎn — First edition; the initial published version
- 序言
- xùyán — Preface; foreword; introductory remarks of a book
- 说道
- shuōdào — To say; to speak; introducing quoted speech
- 以
- yǐ — With; using; by means of (formal preposition)
- 近来
- jìnlái — Recently; lately; in the near past
- 印行
- yìnxíng — To print and publish; issue a printed work
- 版本
- bǎnběn — Edition; version; variant of a published text
- 原文
- yuánwén — Original text; source text before translation
- 总体
- zǒngtǐ — Overall; in general; as a whole
- 参照
- cānzhào — To refer to; use as a reference standard
- 标准
- biāozhǔn — Standard; criterion; benchmark for evaluation
- 该
- gāi — This; the said; that particular (formal demonstrative)
- 远
- yuǎn — Far; distant; by far (degree adverb here)
- 优于
- yōuyú — Superior to; better than; excel over something
- 其他
- qítā — Other; the rest; remaining ones not mentioned
- 印刷
- yìnshuā — Printing; the act of printing texts or images
- 也
- yě — Also; too; as well (additive adverb)
- 可能
- kěnéng — Possibly; perhaps; may or might be true
- 所有
- suǒyǒu — All; every; all existing things or people
- 手抄本
- shǒuchāoběn — Manuscript; handwritten copy of a text
- 它
- tā — It; third person singular for objects or animals
- 似乎
- sìhū — Seems; appears to be; as if (uncertainty marker)
- 著名
- zhùmíng — Famous; renowned; well-known and distinguished
- 手稿
- shǒugǎo — Manuscript; original handwritten draft or document
- 几乎
- jīhū — Almost; nearly; very close to completely
- 完全
- wánquán — Completely; entirely; wholly; absolutely
- 吻合
- wěnhé — To match; coincide; correspond closely with something
- 相信
- xiāngxìn — To believe; trust; have confidence in something
- 现存
- xiàncún — Currently existing; extant; still surviving today
- 再无
- zài wú — No longer exists; there is none further
- 比
- bǐ — Than; compared with; used in comparisons
- 更为
- gèngwéi — Even more; to a greater degree (intensifier)
- 丰富
- fēngfù — Rich; abundant; plentiful in content or variety
- 抄本
- chāoběn — Copy; transcribed manuscript; handwritten reproduction
- 其中
- qízhōng — Among them; within it; therein included
- 收录
- shōulù — To include; incorporate; compile into a collection
- 旧版
- jiùbǎn — Old edition; earlier published version of text
- 故事
- gùshi — Story; tale; narrative account of events
- 唯独
- wéidú — Only; solely; with the sole exception being
- 不包括
- bù bāokuò — Not including; excluding; does not encompass
- 那些
- nàxiē — Those; referring to previously mentioned plural items
- 据
- jù — According to; based on (formal preposition)
- 所言
- suǒ yán — What was said; as stated by someone
- 由
- yóu — By; from; through (agent or source marker)
- 从
- cóng — From; starting from a place or time
- 巴黎
- Bālí — Paris; capital city of France
- 皇家
- huángjiā — Royal; imperial; belonging to the monarchy
- 图书馆
- túshūguǎn — Library; place where books are kept and borrowed
- 所藏
- suǒ cáng — Held in collection; stored and preserved there
- 阿拉伯文
- Ālābówén — Arabic script; written Arabic language
- 波斯文
- Bōsīwén — Persian script; written Persian language
- 土耳其文
- Tǔ'ěrqíwén — Turkish script; written Turkish language
- 著作
- zhùzuò — Written works; literary or scholarly publications
- 摘取
- zhāiqǔ — To extract; select and take out portions from
- 篇目
- piānmù — Titles of articles; list of pieces or entries
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